February 2012
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January 2012
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TINARIWEN TINY DESK CONCERT →
Beautiful Toureg music, badass band.
January 5, 2012 Even in a stripped-down acoustic set, Tinariwen’s trance-inducing desert music doesn’t disappoint. (via @NPRmusic)
December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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WatchHorse Feathers :: Thistled Spring
July 2011
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June 2011
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Horchata || Vampire Weekend
Thank god for the...
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WatchAn instant classic.
Indecision 2012 - The Awakening
John Oliver witnesses the unspeakable evil that awakes every four years as the presidential candidates return.
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Stephen Colbert on Stephen Colbert on Fresh Air →
Listening to this, as usual, amazing interview with Terry Gross is a must for all Colbert fans
It’s a rare thing when you hear Stephen Colbert talking out-of-character about his character Stephen Colbert. Here’s Colbert at his most honest about The Report, living improv, running for president, testifying before the House Subcommittee on Immigration in 2010, and his new New York...
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Eyes || Rogue Wave
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Question Box: Bringing the Power of the Internet... →
Via GOOD:
Remember that time, the last time you were having an argument with a friend and retorted with “I’ll Google it!” It happens a lot here in the States but around the world millions of people need answers to basic questions, many of life-sustaining importance, and it can take days to get to the nearest internet access. Question Box helps answer some of these questions...
May 2011
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tune yards :: bizness || heard some of the new...
April 2011
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A Brit's Honest Take on the Monarchy Today: →
“…it speaks of us being very tolerant and almost enjoying eccentricity for its own sake, which are quite British traits, but I think there’s also almost something sinister underneath that, that suggests we’re quite happy with things like gross inequality and the continuing of aristocracy to just sort of carry on if it’s not too much trouble.”
BBC Newshour...
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Kristof: Great Leap Backward- In China,... →
With revolutions in the Arab world and political transition next year China has launched its harshest crackdown on independent thought in 20 years. Read more here.
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Losing, But Slowly, In Struggle To Fight Back The... →
Via NPR: In one wildlife refuge in North Carolina, The Nature Conservancy and conservationists are attempting what would seem to be impossible: fighting back the sea.
Building shellfish reefs, planting trees, installing culverts, and preserving neigboring lands are all practical, financially responsible ways to protect our coasts. Check out the awesome interactive map depicting the effects of...
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March 2011
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House Budget Cuts Threaten People and Places... →
For a breakdown of the specifc international conservation programs threatened by this long list of dramatic cuts, and what they’re working to acheive around the world click the infogaphic above or visit The Nature Conservancy’s Planet Change website. Here’s just a tiny bit of what you can find there:
Latin America’s Conservation Water Funds.
Climate change, deforestation,...
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Jon Stewart’s Take on NPR-style Radio Production
Dead on Jon. This is for the NPR/journo nerds out there. Read more on MoveOn.Aww @ Salon.
February 2011
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Thank You Youth of Egypt, Thank You Facebook →
Via HuffPost:
On Friday, NBC News’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engeltweeted a photograph of an Egyptian demonstrator holding up a sign that reads, according to Engel, “Thank you Facebook. Only the word “Facebook” is written in English on the demonstrator’s sign, and while Engels claims that the Arabic writing says “thank you,” @chickgonebad...
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Beautiful Photo of Christians Protecting Praying... →
Via GOOD:
Protesters Are Awesome
Depicted in this photo, an image from an anonymous source on the ground in Egypt, is a team of Egyptian Christians forming a massive human shield to protect their Muslim countrymen as they prayed during the violent protests yesterday. Beauty amid the chaos.
Update: The woman behind this photo is said to be Egyptian Nevine Zaki.
Yemen's Leader Quietely Tumbles as Clashes Erupt... →
Via NYTimes:
President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, who has been in office for 32 years, announced on Wednesday that he would not stand for re-election in 2013 or hand power to his son. More here.
Whether the authoritarian leader follows through is yet to be seen…. We’ll have to wait two years for the proof. Who’s next and when? Watch out Gaddafi.
January 2011
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MIND THE GAP>>> C.E.O.’s of the largest American... →
From 1980 to 2005, more than 80% of the total increase in American incomes went to the richest 1 percent.
Want to learn more?
Read Nick Kristof’s piece, Our Banana Republic. Or for something more substantive, watch Jeffrey Sach’s data-filled November 23rd lecture, America’s Economic Crisis – Where Do We Go From Here.
Ce N’est Pas Bon || Amadou and Mariam
December 2010
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Watchvia hotztumbles:
Awesome SNL skit on Wikileaks, Facebook and Time’s selection for man of the year
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